Grantham, Ontario (1891 census)
Grantham was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,928. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q5596641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.176°N, 79.214°W.
Population
In 1891, Grantham had a population of 1,928: 986 male and 942 female residents. Population density was 54.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,216 |
| 1861 | 3,956 |
| 1871 | 3,929 |
| 1881 | 2,218 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,941 |
| 1911 | 2,439 |
| 1921 | 4,412 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Grantham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 178 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 391 |
| Number of families | 391 |
| Number of females | 942 |
| Number of males | 986 |
| Number of married females | 343 |
| Number of married males | 343 |
| Number of married persons | 686 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 942 |
| POP M | 986 |
| POP TOT | 1,928 |
| Total population | 1,928 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 606 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,144 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,926 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 390 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 62 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 15 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 312 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 166 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 220 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 232 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 390 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 862 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,611 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,997 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 998 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,475 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,915 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,083 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,081 |
| Acres of oats | 1,935 |
| Acres of potatoes | 370 |
| Acres of turnips | 112 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,259 |
| BAR AC | 862 |
| BAR BU | 11,920 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,920 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 40,475 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,390 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,941 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,630 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 342 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 34,458 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35,683 |
| BWT BU | 125 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 50 |
| CRN BU | 40,475 |
| HAY AC | 3,915 |
| HAY TONS | 6,287 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 884 |
| Number of chickens | 9,164 |
| Number of ducks | 269 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 275 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 96 |
| Number of geese | 250 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 344 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 851 |
| Number of milk cows | 822 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 374 |
| Number of other cattle | 972 |
| Number of other fowl | 40 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 109 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 139 |
| Number of sheep | 475 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 363 |
| Number of swine | 1,511 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 2,050 |
| Number of turkeys | 151 |
| OAT AC | 1,935 |
| OAT BU | 34,390 |
| PEA BU | 1,941 |
| POT AC | 370 |
| POT BU | 30,630 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 575 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 670 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,270 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 99,812 |
| RYE BU | 467 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,287 |
| WHT AC | 2,259 |
| WHT FALL BU | 35,683 |
| WHT SP BU | 342 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 32 |
| A 11 50 | 88 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 109 |
| BEN BU | 165 |
| BUTTER LB | 99,812 |
| CATTLE KS | 884 |
| CHEESE LB | 575 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 538 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 606 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,144 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 670 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 344 |
| DUCKS | 269 |
| FAMILIES | 391 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,270 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 250 |
| GRA BU | 97 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,164 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 851 |
| HOUSES | 390 |
| HOUSES B | 62 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 29 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES S | 15 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 232 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 4 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 220 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 312 |
| INF 11 A | 139 |
| MD FEM | 343 |
| MD MALE | 343 |
| MD TOT | 686 |
| MILK COWS | 822 |
| NAME CD | Lincoln and Niagara |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 96 |
| OC P | 275 |
| OC TOT | 374 |
| OTHER FOWL | 40 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 972 |
| OTHERS | 1,926 |
| SHEEP | 475 |
| SHEEP KS | 363 |
| SILOS | 50 |
| SUP AM | 17,083 |
| SUP FOR | 998 |
| SUP JV | 1,611 |
| SUP PAT | 2,997 |
| SUP SC | 12,475 |
| SUP TOT | 18,081 |
| SWINE | 1,511 |
| SWINE KS | 2,050 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 390 |
| TUR AC | 112 |
| TUR BU | 34,458 |
| TURKEY | 151 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 37 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON126004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q5596641
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grantham_Township
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Grantham, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/grantham-on088003-1891/.